When the president targeted me and my TV show, millions said no. So don’t give up on us – and always remember, we’re not all like himI have no idea if you know who I am, but I was asked to deliver this...
Read MoreIt was our first joint family Christmas, and I watched fearfully as my mum walked into the kitchen she had once called hers. The next 48 hours were full of surprisesThere are still moments I pinch myself: when, over the remnants...
Read MorePrime minister calls on people to show kindness to friends or family as leaders broadcast their festive messagesKeir Starmer has called on Britons to show kindness to struggling friends or family this Christmas, saying being in...
Read MoreFrom a show so bananas it could blind people to a classic cartoon that guarantees tears – stars behind the best festive treats on telly reveal what they tune into without failChristmas is a time steeped in traditions. And...
Read MoreAway from our families, my flatmate and I hung out in his bedroom, Christmas lunch on our laps, watching a poorly written, jarringly inappropriate movieIn 2022, I was living in a flat in north London above a chicken shop, with...
Read MoreIt’s celebrity catnip, but beyond the headlines this is also a tale of family dysfunction. At this time of year, so many people know about thatThere is not one saga I have been more invested in this year than the Beckham...
Read MoreFrom preparing safe topics to taking silly games, we ask the experts how to avoid falling out with your nearest and dearest – before, during and after the big day• I threw a potato. Mum brandished a knife –...
Read MoreWho was Santa, really? Aged eight, I devised a cunning plan to catch him in the act, involving a booby trap and a camera. Unfortunately, the joke was on me …It was Christmas Eve, 1987. The cold war was beginning to emit...
Read MoreEight years ago, after yet another disastrous festive get-together, my mother decided we needed professional help. Which is how a new festive tradition beganIt is early December, and I am sitting in a psychoanalyst’s...
Read MoreRed chicory leaves with blue cheese, honey and walnuts; a big jug of caramelised swede and honey soup; a turkey wellington with red wine gravy, cranberry relish and a hispi and sprout slaw; and a showstopping yule log to...
Read MoreFrom Quality Street to Toblerone to the Terry’s classic, festive treats are becoming more of a luxury – and it’s not just down to the price of cocoa You’re right – it is smaller. The Terry’s...
Read MorePanto season is upon us, and for the performers, anything could happen. Actors recall their most excruciating moments – from a panic attack while dressed as a cow, to dripping blood while in flight as Peter PanWhen panto...
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